Nidhina P
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Homecentre, excelling in inventory optimization and enhancing supply chain coordination. Leveraged data analysis and effective communication to boost category performance and ensure stock efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office and Power BI, achieving significant improvements in merchandising planning and vendor relations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Planner-Assistant Manager
Homecentre
04.2022 - Current
- Ensure ageing is in line with estimated business norms
- NOD's to be maintained as per budgeted norms
- Ensure sufficient stock availability
- Optimum planogram plotting based on store performance to improve sell thru
- Store & category analysis for productivity improvement
- Season end category analysis to help build new range plan
- Control markdown & ensure net margin as per budget
- Analyze sales trend of new ranges/SKU's and compare with the season plan as put by buying
- Discount working for ageing SKU's
- Ensuring optimal pricing strategies
- Monthly review with regional team to analyze store wise range assortments & sales plans in line with regional consumer buying pattern
Assistant Planner-Sr. Executive
Homecentre
06.2018 - 03.2022
- Responsible for managing stock in the system
- Developing sales forecast incorporating sales history, budget & seasonality
- Monitor & adjust forecasts as requirements change
- Monthly reorder working based on WH stock level, MOQ & lead time
- Provide order quantities to vendor
- Ensure confirmed PIs are sent to Purchase assistants for P.O generation
- Tracking local and import shipments and regular follow up with vendors to ensure timely hit & GRN in system
- Ensure back up stock at CDC and allocation done as per defined NOD at RDC's
- Optimal utilization and control of OTB
- Weekly analysis and review of department performance with buyers to identify opportunities or potential issues
- Prepare store productivity report
- Plot planogram for stores every season based on SPF, MPF & store space availability
- Min Max working of planograms based on store grading
Management Trainee-Executive
Homecentre
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Worked on projects- Competitor analysis & Market basket analysis as part of CMT evaluation
- Sales forecast
- Reorder working
- Category & product understanding
Education
MBA - Operations & Business Analytics
AMRITA UNIVERSITY
KeralaB. Tech - Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
P.A. AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
KeralaSkills
- Data analysis and reporting
- Demand forecasting
- Inventory Optimization
- Supply Chain coordination
- Merchandising & assortment planning
- Vendor coordination
- Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
- Power BI
- BIP (Oracle Base)
- Attention to detail
- Communication and collaboration
- Time Management
Certification
- Yellow Belt Certification, 08/01/16, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Introduction to R, June 2016 Data Camp
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/14/92
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
Malayalam
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Assistant Planner-Assistant Manager
Homecentre
04.2022 - Current
Assistant Planner-Sr. Executive
Homecentre
06.2018 - 03.2022
Management Trainee-Executive
Homecentre
06.2017 - 06.2018
MBA - Operations & Business Analytics
AMRITA UNIVERSITY
B. Tech - Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
P.A. AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
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